Is Cabo San Lucas safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Cabo San Lucas safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Cabo San Lucas scores 56/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Mexico Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 16 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (23 Dec 2025). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cabo San Lucas scores 56/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mexico (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cabo San Lucas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (69/100).
A score of 56 is higher than 75% of the cities we score.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Baja California Sur (22.8897° N, 109.9156° W), Cabo San Lucas sits 1,181.9 km ESE from Mexico City at 11 m elevation.
Baja California Sur
22.8897° N, 109.9156° W
11 m
America/Mazatlan
202,694
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mexico)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (71 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 28° | 26° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 12 | 27 |
Normals: Cabo San Lucas (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Cabo San Lucas happened in June and October (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.4 on 18 Jun 2023 (129 km away) — USGS details
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Mexico
- Level 1 - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (Level 1, 23 Dec 2025)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Mexico travel advice & laws.
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